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The sad thing (well, even sadder thing) is that people believe that things like this even can be justified.

Who cares what the police find? This is a 60 year old man with nothing but a can of pepper spray. Why didn't the police just wait until the man's next grocery trip and then arrest him in his driveway or the grocery store parking lot or something?

Care to cite a source? I participated in over 250 mounted combat patrols in Afghanistan in 2008-2009 as a member of the US Air Force and before each one we got a briefing that included the rules of engagement. Each time it was specifically stated that we don't have to take fire to return fire. Some guy points a gun at you, you shoot him. We were told to be sure we had positive ID of a threat, which means make damn sure that's a gun pointing at you and not a walking stick or something. Waiting for him to shoot you first is just assinine.

That said, I believe the police in this case were pretty clearly in the wrong. They knew before they entered the house that the windows were blocked, I can't imagine them entering a house without flashlights on. They had enough time to order him to put his hands up and the story states he initially refused. That's plenty of time to discern what he has in his hand and realize it's not a gun. I know some pepperspray canisters have a handle and trigger, but confusing one for a gun calls the officers' judgement in to serious question.

WTF is wrong with you? If the cops don't go full-on SWAT, they have no reason to have all of that expensive gear, no chance to play soldier, no opportunity to cause wanton destruction of other people's property, and a greatly-reduced chance to kill people who aren't cops.

Look at this "operation" for example. They got to put on all of that really cool black gear, break out the AR-15's from storage, play soldier on US streets, bash in some guy's front door (Why knock or use the doorknob when there's a battering ram available?), and shoot to death the first poor MFer they saw.

What could possibly be more fun for a cop than all of that?

But wait! There's MORE!!

As an added bonus, all of the cops involved in the killing get paid vacations while the department takes its time concocting some lie, er, plausible story as a way to whitewash their crime!

Plus, if you murder in the first 10 seconds, we'll throw in lots of extra overtime (at time-and-a-half) for the cops who have to cover those now-empty shifts!

There's nothing to lose and everything to gain - well except for the dead guy's family - so don't delay, SHOOT TODAY!!!

Bunch of bullshit man. You figure with the knitted blankets and mothball scent in the air that it would be a dangerous gangbanger. Don't they Fucking watch these places first??? Doesn't anyone investigate anymore? Shame.

You awake to a loud bang at 3am with shadows and flashlights projecting on the window drapes. You like to keep them closed for privacy but now they block your view. You fear moving them to look because that may give away your location to a bad guy. Next you hear traffic on the street through your open front door and there are footsteps in the hallway. You grab the only weapon you have and try to stay silent. A man dressed for combat appears around the hallway corner.

Now, what is your heart rate? If you are actually armed, how is your trigger and muzzle discipline? How well will you process commands, especially those from a home intruder. Remember that you're holding a weapon, backed into a corner.